If you love live music, there's no time like the present when it comes to getting out and about in Berkeley. From reggae to classical to bluegrass, here are the local shows worth checking out this week.
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Nefesh Mountain
Nefesh Mountain takes the stage at The Back Room this Sunday to perform their bluegrass stylings, "with cultural influences from their own Jewish heritage," write the organizers. Husband and wife duo Eric Lindberg and Doni Zasloff front the band, alongside Alan Grubner, Dave Goldenberg and Tim Kia. The event is all ages, and BYOB for those 21 and over.
When: Sunday, March 17, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Where: The Back Room Music, 1984 Bonita Ave.
Price: $15
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Emo Night Brooklyn
The Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music organizers promise you'll "flash back to that time in your life when all the feels were felt like crazy, as Emo Night crowd-surfs into the early 2000s." Hear Emo favorites from artists like Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World and more spun live. Past guest DJs have included Yellowcard's Ryan Key and the The Academy's William Beckett.
When: Friday, March 15, 9 p.m.
Where: Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music, 2367 Shattuck Ave.
Price: $13
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Philharmonia Orchestra, London, With Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen and London's Philharmonia Orchestra return for three weekend concerts kicking off this Saturday as part of Cal Performances' annual orchestral residency. The performance features Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, along with Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night).
When: Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.
Where: Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue
Price: $40 - $50
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Reggae Night at Cornerstone Berkeley
Also on Saturday is an album release party at Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music featuring performances from reggae bands CRSB, Pure Roots & Earl Zero and Junior Toots.
When: Saturday, March 16, 8:30 p.m.
Where: Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music, 2367 Shattuck Ave.
Price: $14
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